x,c,1 Merrill: New or Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XI AT 
cm wide, chartaceous, the apex abruptly short-acuminate, the 
base scarcely narrowed, one side much narrower then the other, 
acute, the broader side very broadly rounded, forming a shallow, 
wide sinus with the petiole, the margins irregularly and rather 
coarsely toothed, not at all lobed, the primary teeth very broad, 
short, acute, the shallow sinuses denticulate; upper surface glab- 
rous, subolivaceous when dry, slightly shining, the lower surface 
much paler, glabrous except for the slightly subfurfuraceous 
nerves; nerves prominent, nearly straight, forked, the basal ones 
usually 9, of which 2, sometimes 3, are on the narrower side of 
the lamina, the lateral nerves above the base 2 on the narrower 
side, 3 on the broader side, ascending, the reticulations lax, in- 
distinct; petioles 3.5 to 5.5 cm long, when young somewhat 
brown-furfuraceous; stipules 2 cm long. Staminate and pis- 
_ tillate flowers in different inflorescences on the same plant. Sta- 
minate inflorescence terminal, lax, divaricately branched, up to 
10 cm long, few-flowered. Flowers pink or white. Sepals 2, 
orbicular, about 5mmin diameter. Petalsnone. Stamens about 
30; anthers ellipsoid, about 1 mm long, equaling the filaments. 
Pistillate inflorescence axillary and terminal, few-flewered, 5 cm 
long or less, each flower subtended by 2, deciduous, oblong- 
elliptic, acute er obtuse, membranaceous bracts. Sepals 5, nar- 
rowly elliptic, narrowed at both ends, acute, about 1.3 em long. 
Mature capsules, including the wings, turbinate, about 2 cm long, 
2.5 em wide, subequally 3-winged, the apex truncate, the upper 
outer corners of the wings rounded, the base broadly rounded. 
Luzon, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, near Imugan, Bur. Sci. 20074 
McGregor, January, 1912. 
In comparison with Begonia cumingii A. Gray (B. philippinensis A. 
DC.), to which the species is manifestly allied, the striking differences 
are in the small staminate flowers and the relatively broad, nearly glabrous 
leaves of the present species. 
BEGONIA MEGALANTHA sp. nov. § Petermannia. 
Species B. merrittii affinis, differt ramulis et subtus foliis ad 
nervos prominente pubescentibus, foliis subintegris vel leviter 
dentatis, vix lobatis, petiolo brevioribus, floribus majorions, pe- 
talis usque ad 2.5 cm longis. 
An erect, branched shrub 1 to 2 m high, the stems very woody, 
stout. Branches and branchlets more or less zig-zag, prom- 
inently pubescent with short, more or less crisped, pale-brown 
f be hairs. Leaves inequilateral, oblong, chartaceous, 5 to 10 cm long, 
1.8 to 4 cm wide, the upper surface brownish or olivaceous, 
 glightly shining, the lower surface paler, densely puncticulate, 
‘ glabrous except the midrib and nerves which are prominently 
